Nagi Naganathan Explained

Nagi Naganathan
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Honorific Suffix:Homunculus
Term Start1:March 31, 2017
Predecessor1:Christopher Maples
Jay Kenton (interim)
Term Start2:July 1, 2014
Term End2:June 30, 2015
Predecessor2:Lloyd Jacobs

Nagi Ganapathy Naganathan is the current president of the Oregon Institute of Technology and the former dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Toledo.[1]

Education

Naganathan received his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli (now known as National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli), master's degree in mechanical and industrial engineering from Clarkson University and his doctorate of philosophy degree in mechanical engineering from Oklahoma State University.

Career

Born in Madras, India; he was named interim president of the University of Toledo serving since July 1, 2014.[2] In November 2016, Naganathan was selected as president of the Oregon Institute of Technology.[3] [4] National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli awarded him the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2007.[5]

In 2021, faculty at Oregon Institute of Technology held a vote of no confidence in Naganathan, citing a disregard of university policy, shared governance, and fiscal management.[6] The vote passed with approval from roughly 92% of faculty.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography Oregon Tech . 2024-03-07 . www.oit.edu.
  2. Web site: Engineering dean named interim University of Toledo president. The Independent Collegian. 2016-02-21.
  3. Web site: Oregon Tech names Nagi Naganathan president - Portland Business Journal. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161119063320/http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2016/11/16/oregon-tech-names-nagi-naganathan-president.html. 2016-11-19.
  4. Web site: Oregon Tech president: Nagi Naganathan can't wait to start new job. 17 November 2016.
  5. Web site: NIT Trichy - DAA Recipients for 2006-07. www.nitt.edu. en. 2017-03-27.
  6. Web site: SenEx report - final.
  7. News: Becca. Robbins. OIT faculty vote 'no confidence' in Naganathan. 2021-06-02. Herald and News. en.